By Stephen Collins, Professor of Government and International Affairs, Kennesaw State University While the U.S. military’s strikes on Iran on June 21, 2025, is believed to have damaged the country’s critical nuclear infrastructure, no evidence has yet emerged showing the program to have been completely destroyed. In fact, an early U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency assessment … Continue reading “Military force may have delayed Iran’s nuclear ambitions – but history shows that diplomacy is the more effective nonproliferation strategy”
By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University After the United States bombed Iran’s three nuclear facilities on Sunday, US President Donald Trump said its objective was a “stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror”.US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed this justification, saying: The president … Continue reading “Why the US strikes on Iran are illegal and can set a troubling precedent”